ब्रह्मचारि प्रकरणं ततः स्त्रीलक्षणानि च । कृत्याकृत्यप्रकरणमविमुक्तेशवर्णनम्
brahmacāri prakaraṇaṃ tataḥ strīlakṣaṇāni ca | kṛtyākṛtyaprakaraṇamavimukteśavarṇanam
ततः ब्रह्मचारिप्रकरणं, स्त्रीलक्षणानि च; कृत्याकृत्यप्रकरणं, अविमुक्तेशस्य वर्णनं च।
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting)
Tirtha: Avimukteśa (Avimukta-kṣetra, Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A didactic tableau: a teacher expounds brahmacarya and kṛtya-akṛtya to pilgrims; the city of Kāśī forms the backdrop; Avimukteśa shrine shines at the center, symbolizing the goal of disciplined pilgrimage.
Kāśī Māhātmya integrates tīrtha-glory with dharma instruction—inner discipline and ethical discernment support devotion to Avimukteśa.
Avimukteśa/Avimukta—Śiva’s central liberating presence in Kāśī.
Brahmacarya is indicated as a disciplined observance; specific rituals are not enumerated in this verse.